Reflective Learning and Work Term Requirements

All policies and requirements of co-op can be found in the Co-op Student Handbook on CareerZone under student resources. Please refer to the student handbook for quick insight or questions that you may have.

In order to graduate with Co-op as part of your degree program, you must meet the following requirements for each work term that you complete:

Learning Objectives and Performance Management Template

Work Term Report

Student Performance Evaluation

Work Site Visit

Learning Objectives and Performance Management Template

Reflecting on your experiences is the best way to enhance the learning of any experience. As a key part of the experiential learning cycle, reflection strengthens learning and allows you to recognize your areas of growth and areas that need improvement. Each work term, you must define and record your learning objectives / goals using the Learning Objectives and Performance Management Template. Please adhere to the following instructions:

Your learning objectives will be reviewed by a Relationship Manager and discussed at your work site visit.

Work Term Report

The work term report is a critical element of your participation in Brock University’s Co-op programs. This report will describe the nature of the work term assignment, skills developed, relevancy and application of your academic studies in supporting your work term efforts and overall satisfaction with the experience. Please review the Work Term Report Outline for ideas and suggestions. If you have an extended placement with the same employer, please follow this work term template

Work term reports must be submitted one week before the completion of the work term..

Work term reports are to be submitted via CareerZone.

Instructions: Please follow these steps to upload your work term report:

Please review the Student Performance Evaluation form at the begining of your work term in order to become familiar with the criteria your performance will be measured against. Student Performance Evaluations are typically completed at the end of the work term, however you should seek frequent feedback related to your performance throughout the assignment. Please ensure that the Student Performance Evaluation is provided to your employer and submitted to the Co-op Programs Office

two weeks prior to the last day of the co-op work term.

The evaluation becomes part of your student record and is required to ensure proper recognition and transcript notations are made. Employers may choose to use their own performance management tools; this is acceptable but should be submitted to the Co-op Programs Office for review. You can scan and upload your evaluation to CareerZone in the same manner as described above in Work Term Report.

Work Site Visit

At some point during your work term, a representative from Co-op Programs Office will arrange to meet with you and your immediate supervisor to discuss your work term performance, additional work term assignments, and to find out more about the organization and potential co-op opportunities. The time for this visit will be arranged between yourself, your supervisor and a Co-op representative and will last approximately 1 hour. Most work site visits take place in person, however in some cases meetings may be arranged via phone. It is important that you prepare for the work site visit in advance as this will ensure any outstanding questions and concerns are resolved. Remember, do not wait until the work site visit to raise any serious problems or issues regarding your work term. Contact the Co-op Programs Office immediately if you feel it necessary to do so.